One of the first signs of the impending offseason is the release of MLB Trade Rumors arbitration estimates for 2026. We’re aren’t going to focus much on the offseason until the Tigers season ends, hopefully in a few weeks, but we can at least start getting a picture of the likely raises due to arbitration eligible players.

The 2026 season has long been a marker in our minds as the point where the Tigers needed to be back to making the postseason. Both Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson will be eligible for arbitration for the first time, a key point in their major league service time as both have been making the minimum, which was $760,000 in 2025. The “first wave” of Tigers prospects responsible for digging the team out of a long rebuild will only get more expensive from here on out, tho

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